- The Indian team is going to play a five-match T20 series against England (IND vs ENG). Both teams will face each other at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on January 22. This team captained by Suryakumar Yadav is fully prepared for the first match.
The Indian team is going to play a five-match T20 series against England (IND vs ENG). Both teams will face each other on 22 January at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This team captained by Suryakumar Yadav is fully prepared for the first match. But it will not be easy for the Indian players to challenge Jos Buttler and company. In such a situation, Team India management would like to take the field with a strong playing eleven in the first T20 match (IND vs ENG).
IND vs ENG: These players can come for the opening
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The opening pair of the Indian team against England (IND vs ENG) in Kolkata can be quite explosive. Young player Abhishek Sharma can come for opening with experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson. Both these players can score runs rapidly. Sanju Samson’s bat was seen scoring a lot of runs during the South Africa tour last year. Abhishek Sharma has left his mark in the hearts of the fans with his stormy innings in T20.
These players can get a chance in the middle-order
If we talk about the middle order of India (IND vs ENG), then young batsman Tilak Verma can come at number three. In the T20 series played with South Africa in 2024, he performed brilliantly while batting in this order. He scored 280 runs in two innings of four matches, hitting centuries. After promoting Tilak Verma, captain Suryakumar Yadav himself can be seen batting at number four.
His performance in the South Africa tour was not very good. So now he will try to make a blast with the bat against England at home. Nitish Kumar Reddy can come at number five. He impressed everyone with his batting in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
These players will play the role of finisher!
Team India will have the option of Hardik Pandya for the role of finisher. The 31-year-old all-rounder can bat explosively in the lower order. Young batsman Rinku Singh can come to support him. The bat of this player, who hit five consecutive sixes in IPL 2023, has looked silent in recent times. He could not do anything special even in tournaments like Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy. Therefore, now he would like to make a comeback by batting explosively against England.
These players will get a chance in the bowling department
Finally, if we look at the bowling department of Team India (IND vs ENG), then Akshar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammed Shami can be included in it. For fast bowling, captain Suryakumar Yadav will have the option of Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami. Apart from this, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Hardik Pandya will be additional pacers in the team. The responsibility of spin bowling will be on the shoulders of Akshar Patel and Varun Chakravarty.
India’s probable playing XI for IND vs ENG 1st T20 match:
Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.
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